What happened in France is very tragic, to say the least. Murder of one person is the murder of humanity, and here there were multitude dead and a lot more injured. We Muslims are very sad about it and condone it from the depths of our hearts, but we are sadder still because the West, especially France, considers this heinous crime to represent the values of the Muslim community. Quite the contrary, this is not an act in accordance with the principles of Islam but a case of some individuals who claim they are Muslims, which is not true because they are devoid of the true face and spirit of Islam.

These terrorist attacks occur in all parts of the world, but most of all in the Islamic countries; then how do you explain this attack FROM the Muslim community? Why does no one mourn the dead killed in acts of terrorism in Iraq, Syria, Beirut, Jordan, Pakistan, Kashmir and all other Muslim countries where drone and terrorist attacks occur all the time?

Before placing the blame on Islam and creating Islamophobia, it is incumbent on non-Muslims to try to understand the essence of Islam by visiting mosques, meeting Muslim scholars, reading the Quran and understanding its teachings; this will show them that Islam is a religion of security, peace and complete justice, regardless of age, gender or religion. The world needs peace, not war for survival, and this hatred for Muslims will only create more reasons for further destruction, as happened in war-torn Iraq, Syria, Kashmir, etc.

May Allah ta’ala grant us a life of imaan, peace and good health, with tolerance and goodwill for all. Aameen.